waddle

Find your waddle.

Something to do tonight.
Someone to do it with.

Waddle is the low-pressure way to meet new people in NYC over real plans: a slice run, a museum wander, a coffee walk. No photos, no swiping, no dating. Start a Huddle, approve a few pals, and go.

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Invite-only · NYC · 18+ · completely free · App Store soon

Dining

Late slice at Joe’s

Joe’s Pizza, West Village · Tonight 9:30 PM

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2 of 3 pals in

Group chat self-destructs after the plan

  • a slice run
  • a museum wander
  • pickup at the park
  • a coffee walk
  • a thrift crawl
  • a live set in Bushwick
  • trivia night
  • late-night dumplings
  • a walk over the bridge
  • a movie no one will see with you

A plan, not a profile.

A Huddle is a live plan: what, where, when, and how many pals you need. It disappears once filled, or 30 minutes after start time.

  1. 1

    Start a Huddle

    What, where, when, how many pals. Takes thirty seconds.

  2. 2

    Approve your pals

    Penguins nearby ask to join. You choose who’s in.

  3. 3

    Sort the details

    A group chat appears, just for this plan.

  4. 4

    Go

    Meet at a public spot, usually within 48 hours. The chat self-destructs after.

The apps promised people.
They delivered profiles.

Faces to judge. Feeds to scroll. Chats that never turn into plans. Waddle starts from the plan instead of the person, and everything else follows from that one choice.

Every other app

  • Photo grids and swiping
  • An algorithm decides who you see
  • Chats that go nowhere for weeks
  • Wants you scrolling at 1am
  • Tracks where you are

waddle

  • A handle and a penguin. Never your face
  • You approve who joins. That’s the algorithm
  • Chats self-destruct after the plan
  • Wants you out the door by 9
  • Public venues only. The map never shows people

This is not a dating app. It’s the neighborhood cafe of apps: company for the things you already want to do. A reliability rating rewards actually showing up, and all of it is completely free. And the algorithm? The algorithm is you.

A waddle is a group of penguins. Emperor penguins survive the Antarctic winter by huddling: hundreds of birds packed close, taking turns on the cold edge so everyone gets time in the warm middle.

That’s the entire product strategy. New York in January is only slightly warmer.

Opening neighborhood by neighborhood.

The first flock lands in Manhattan below 14th and across North Brooklyn. Everywhere else unlocks as pals join.

  • East Village
  • Lower East Side
  • West Village
  • Williamsburg
  • Greenpoint
  • Bushwick
  • Astoria
  • Park Slope
  • Harlem
  • Long Island City
  • Jersey City
  • your block

Amber means first flock. The rest open as their waddles grow.

Every pal is invited by a pal.

Waddle is invite-only. Ask a pal for their code. No pals yet? That’s exactly what we’re for. Ask us.

  • You choose who’s in
  • Public spots only
  • Chats self-destruct
  • A human reads every request
Request an invite

Requests go to . A human reads every one, usually within a day or two. Codes go out as neighborhoods open.

Already got a code from a pal? It works the day the app lands. Codes don’t expire.